THE HOUSE AND SENATE. Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives' votes on roll calls from the week of May 26-30. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.$145 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET (H 4081)House, 122-29, approved and Secretary of State William Galvin, who is acting governor while Gov. Deval Patrick travels in the Middle East, signed into law a $145 million supplemental budget to fund various state programs until fiscal year 2014 ends on June 30. Provisions include $526,380 for veterans' benefits, $4 million for the Department of Children and Families for guardianship, foster care, adoption and family preservation services, and $27.5 million for charter schools.Supporters said the package is a fiscally responsible one that funds necessary programs including several that are running out of money.Some opponents said this budget is just a continuation of a string of budgets that are based on the wrong priorities, excessive taxes and insufficient local aid. Others said they voted against the budget because the Democratic leadership has refused to release the details of past and future costs resulting from the collapse of the state's Health Connector website designed to comply with Obamacare.(A "Yes" vote is for the budget. A "No" vote is against it.)Rep. John Lawn: YesRep. Thomas Stanley: Yes

EXPAND BOSTON CONVENTION CENTER (H 4111)House, 131-19, approved and sent to the Senate a $1.1 billion borrowing bill to fund a 1.3 million square-foot expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. There are no new taxes or fees created in the bill and funding is provided by existing fees and taxes, including a 4.25 percent tax on hotel rooms in Boston and Cambridge and a $10 fee on all car rentals in Boston.Supporters said Massachusetts is losing substantial business from events that the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is too small to accommodate. They argued the project will create 4,000 construction jobs and 2,000 new permanent jobs and generate an estimated $15 million annually in taxes and $185 million in private sector business including restaurants, hotels and other entertainment spending.Opponents said the state was scheduled to pay off the existing loans that built the convention center by 2034 at which point that money would be available for the state's General Fund to use on projects that will benefit residents across the state. They noted this new expansion will require the state to continue servicing the debt on the $1.1 billion project until 2050, at a loss of $5 billion of revenue that would have been available for the state.Rep. John Lawn: YesRep. Thomas Stanley: Yes

ALSO UP ON BEACON HILLTRANSGENDER PROTECTION (H 3625) – Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law a bill that would add gender identity as a group protected from discrimination in the Boston housing market. Current law prohibits discrimination in several areas including race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, handicap, source of income and military status.During the week of May 26-30, the House met for a total of six hours and 48 minutes and the Senate met for a total of three hours and 5 minutes.